International Finance Corporation2013-11-142013-11-142013-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16257Economic growth is more robust and sustainable when women and men alike participate fully in the labor market. Better jobs for women, employment that leads to higher wages and greater decision-making, also have a positive influence on the ways households spend money on children s nutrition, health, and education. Meanwhile, companies that invest in women s employment gain an important competitive advantage. Yet despite the persuasive evidence that gender equality has a transformative effect on productivity and growth, women s full economic and productive potential remains unrealized in many parts of the world. Globally, while women s education levels have increased and educated women now earn more than their uneducated peers, gender gaps in labor-market participation and wage levels persist. Women continue to be underrepresented in formal and higher value-added employment. This report, investing in women s employment: good for Business, good for development, is the first result of the WINvest initiative. It draws on members experiences and encourages business to tap and manage female talent in emerging and developing markets.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOabsenteeismaccess to jobsAccountingalcohol consumptionanti-discrimination legislationattritionbabiesbarriers to womenblueprintBreast-feedingchild carecodes of conductcommitment to womencompensationdeveloping countriesdiscriminationdisseminationdomestic marketsearningeconomic benefitsEconomic growthEconomic TheoryEconomicseducated womenelectriciansemployeeemployee benefitsemployment opportunitiesemployment opportunities for womenemployment outcomesemployment policiesemployment relationshipEmpowering Womenempowermentenvironment for womenequal accessequal opportunityEqual RemunerationEqual Remuneration Conventionequal rightfamiliesfamily responsibilitiesFemalefemale CEOfemale employeesfemale employmentfemale populationfirm productivityGendergender balancegender considerationsgender equalitygender gapsgender imbalancesGender Programgender segregationgender stereotypingGlobal Compactglobal developmenthealth careHealth Promotionhealth serviceshomeHuman capitalhuman resourcehuman resource managementhuman resourcesHuman Rightsideas about gender rolesillnessinclusion of womenincomeinequalityinexperienced workerinfantinfant healthinfrastructure developmentinnovationinternational lawjob creationjob trainingkidslabor forcelabor force participationlabor legislationlabor marketLabor Market Discriminationlabor productivitylabor shortagelabor shortageslabor standardslabor supplylabour marketsLabour Organizationlabour standardslegal statuslegislationlocal communitieslocal communitylocal labor marketlocal populationlocal womenmale workersmaternity leaveminoritymotivationmultiplier effectnational levelnatural resourcesnumber of womennumerical targetsnutritionOccupationoccupationson-the-job trainingopen doorsopportunities for womenorganizational capitalorganizational performanceoutputsparental leavepeaceperformance indicatorspersonal fulfillmentphysical abusephysical workPolicy Researchpregnancypresent evidenceprivate sectorprivate sector companiesproducing goodsproductivityprogressproportion of womenpublic hospitalsrespectretention ratesrural areassafetyself-esteemservice facilitiesservice sectorservices to womensexsexual harassmentskilled occupationsskilled personnelskilled workerskilled workersskills developmentsmall villagessocial developmentsocial issuessocial normssupplierssupply chainssustainable developmentsustainable growthtraining coststraining opportunitiestraining policiestraining programtraining Womentruck driversunemploymentunintended consequenceUnited NationsUSAIDuse of resourcesvulnerabilitywage billwage levelswagesWarwillwomanwomen employeesWomen in labourwomen in managementwomen managersWomen workersworker moraleworkforceworking conditionsworking group on womenworking hoursworking womenWorld Bank10.1596/16257